Hervey Bay Photography Group - Photography Classes & Courses in Hervey Bay

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Come along to our photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with a professional photography instructor.
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!

We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations across the region.
New to photography? We also run a popular 3 hour Beginners Guide to Photography Class once a month.
And once in a while we will run special niche 3 hour classes, for example, Astrophotography - so do subscribe to our newsletter to know when the next on is!

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.

What to bring? We recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Hervey Bay Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.

We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:

Stay home if you're sick.

Keep 1.5 metres away from others.

Don't make unnecessary physical contact with others. Avoid physical greetings, such as handshakes, hugs and kisses.

Wash your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitiser.

Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a flexed elbow or a tissue; if you use a tissue, dispose of it immediately and appropriately.

Events with the Hervey Bay Photography group are very informative, friendly and relaxed. Mark is very knowledgeable and helpful. High recommend for all levels of experience.

5/5

Ethan Reid

May 29th 2022

Absolutely Awesome. Went to the class as a total beginner who was so very frustrated with not being able to use my camera and came away with knowledge and confidence. Mark spent time with everyone in the class, happy to explain and show us what was what. Cannot recommend highly enough.

5/5

Jen

May 8th 2022

Well organised and engaging.

5/5

Michael Blanchard

May 8th 2022

Terrific, wonderful venue, great advice

5/5

Brendan McInnes

March 20th 2022

It met my needs. Mark was very good at explaining settings and strategies to photograph birds and wildlife. He was very approachable and the small group size allowed lots of questions.

5/5

Ann Wharton

March 12th 2022

Mark is an excellent teacher Class is most enjoyable

5/5

Rod Clark

December 5th 2021

I learnt so much and now have a much greater understanding about the features of my camera and how to use them. Mark was very informative and patient. He made time to spend with each person as needed. It was great to not have too many people so he could give the individual attention. I can't wait to start practicing and look forward to attending some of Mark's workshops. I will be recommending the class to anyone who is thinking of attending.

5/5

Ros Rees

November 28th 2021

Learnt a lot. By the end I was really understanding my camera and basic functions so much more.

5/5

Bonita Doyle

November 27th 2021

Mark is very knowledgeable and helpful with his advice & guidance

5/5

Terese Lange

November 21st 2021

I found Mark to be extremely helpful. He happily shared advice and information. I will now attend more workshops as Marks manner gives me confidence to enjoy my love of photography

5/5

Terese Lange

November 7th 2021

Well presented, very enjoyable, had a great morning and learned heaps. Will definitely do again

5/5

Rod Clark

November 7th 2021

I learnt so much about my camera & how to use M for the first time ever. It was a small group so Mark had the time to explain everything & personally showed us on our camera?s what he was saying. Very friendly & helpful.

5/5

Lynda Rossi

September 5th 2021

Mark Martin

I wasn't one of those people who was given a camera at age five and fell in love with photography. ? Photography can be taken literally and not so literally. Literally speaking, photography is a document, now used more often to state, " I am here," " I am exist," " Be part of my life," " know who I am,". And if you don't know how to take picture, it' considered unusual. Not so literally speaking, I prefer to let the photos do the talking so if you photography is a magical box, which captures light and you can do whatever you please with you captured light. ? when I hold my camera to my face and look through the glass to see my subject gazing back at me, the world around me goes silent, and from the moment I start my set of images, to the moment I've have finished editing them, I feel free. I've created something. I've grown as an artist. And that is my accomplishment.

Jhinuk Banerjee